Film. Focus on cinema.

Before making a great documentary, journalists and filmmakers need to grasp the basics. Documentary producing and directing by filmmakers requires a nuanced sense of their rights and obligations. How best to get the most out of pre-production and shoot in order to maximise the creative outcomes for a film.

During this course, you will develop professional standards whilst making you own documentary. You will produce and direct your own documentary film (five minutes in length) and screen it at the end of the six-week program. You'll also learn how to master your production equipment for best results, including cameras, microphones and editing software. The knowledge and skills gained from this program can be adopted to corporate video production.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• produce your own quality documentary
• prepare for and shoot a documentary interview
• shoot B roll
• shoot observational footage
• source documentary talent
• edit digital video into a visual story
• produce to completion a five minute micro-documentary.

Content

Introduction

• Documentary history and appreciation

Pre-production

• Sourcing talent
• Finding a story
• Finding the audience
• Research
• Ethnographic study principals
• Modes of documentary
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